5 Things to Know About Donald Trump's Budget

Mar 16, 2017 | 4:10 PM (Photo: REUTERS/Joshua Roberts)U.S. President Donald Trump's overview of the budget priorities for Fiscal Year 2018 are displayed at the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) on its release by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in Washington, U.S. March 16, 2017.

President Donald Trump's Executive Office has released his newly proposed budget blueprint outline for the fiscal year 2018.

"While recognizing this Blueprint is not the full Federal budget, it does provide lawmakers and the public with a view of the priorities of the President and his Administration," wrote OMB Director Mick Mulvaney in the introduction.

"This 2018 Budget Blueprint will not add to the deficit. It has been crafted much the same way any American family creates its own budget while paying bills around their kitchen table; it makes hard choices."

Here are five interesting takeaways from the budget blueprint, specifically how certain federal entities will receive hefty cuts while other programs will receive large increases.